Active NPI 1851347678 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Rafael Allende , MD

Neurological Surgery • Melbourne, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Rafael Allende, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Melbourne, FL. With approximately 30 years of clinical experience since graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1996, Dr. Allende delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1251 HICKORY ST.

Dr. Allende maintains professional affiliations with Health First Physician Specialties Inc, Health First Medical Group, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1251 Hickory St

Melbourne, FL 329013221

Telephone 3214343420

Fax 3214343423

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Active Chiropractic, Llc Facility NPI 1316961915

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

Graduation Year

1996

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Melbourne, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

30 Yrs -1.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.3 Yrs

State Avg: 24.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Melbourne, FL (675 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Allende (30 Years) 30 Yrs

Melbourne Specialty Average (31.3 Years) 31.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	90	71	$255.00	$124.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$334.00	$162.51
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	49	48	$366.24	$127.11
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	43	31	$135.12	$48.92
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	16	$277.91	$74.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	19	$180.00	$88.56
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	11	$2352.00	$952.58
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$231.64	$82.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	64	$255.19	$120.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$334.93	$159.06
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	44	23	$173.93	$48.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	28	$180.44	$84.27
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	22	15	$451.27	$221.33
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	22	22	$270.14	$83.59
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$487.89	$129.63
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$2353.71	$992.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	90	$256.29	$125.17
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	85	85	$338.09	$164.67
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	32	22	$188.88	$71.10
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	32	27	$122.72	$38.81
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$380.39	$135.17
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	14	$455.00	$225.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$182.08	$87.75
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	20	$718.75	$197.06
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$2360.21	$1003.64
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$290.17	$101.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	70	$260.00	$122.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	80	80	$338.60	$168.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	32	$179.12	$86.85
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	16	$458.35	$224.14
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$356.20	$138.45
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	20	16	$104.95	$38.94
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	14	$2361.47	$914.61
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$249.93	$103.68
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	12	$222.54	$72.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	67	$221.42	$109.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	84	84	$336.14	$168.13
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	28	$300.93	$138.44
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	24	17	$90.75	$33.99
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	11	$630.58	$233.84
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	23	11	$950.83	$436.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	21	$152.18	$75.55
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$229.00	$105.81
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$3160.08	$800.69
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	11	11	$4664.18	$1728.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	140	92	$225.00	$108.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$358.00	$165.82
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	45	24	$868.00	$232.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	31	$153.00	$74.28
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	25	13	$1583.00	$430.22
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	23	$4269.00	$672.34
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	22	18	$86.00	$40.20
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	22	22	$6168.00	$1633.89
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	22	22	$996.00	$258.32
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	19	19	$223.00	$100.24
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$300.00	$139.78
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	11	11	$3086.00	$840.93
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	11	11	$3090.00	$835.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	193	112	$224.71	$105.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	71	71	$358.00	$164.19
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	45	21	$1583.00	$423.72
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	24	$868.00	$229.27
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	28	27	$996.00	$254.73
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	28	28	$223.00	$99.29
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	25	$4269.00	$656.49
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	25	24	$6168.00	$1652.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	19	$153.00	$72.28
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	22	13	$1054.00	$267.60
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	17	$3086.00	$826.93
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	14	13	$86.00	$39.59
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$300.00	$138.04
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	11	11	$435.00	$204.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	177	105	$224.37	$105.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$358.00	$161.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	40	39	$223.00	$101.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	30	$153.00	$72.15
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	35	25	$86.00	$38.85
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$300.00	$137.54

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-05-08

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License FL 100428

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

104577700 (FL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare

MF802 (FL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Hfpsi

M9637 (FL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Health First Physician Specialties Inc

1350 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 329013224

Phone: 3214347000

Health First Medical Group, Llc

1251 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 329013221

Phone: 3214343420

Secondary Practice Locations

1350 Hickory St

Melbourne, FL 329013224

Phone: 3214343420

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

8 Associated Practitioners

Denise Holloway , ARNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NPI 1245492040

ARNPBC

Kimberly Vonderlieth , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1396917522

Physician Assistant

Dr. Nana Amiridze , MD, PhD

Radiology - Neuroradiology

NPI 1447246509

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Kristin Moreno , PA-C, MPH

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1548745037

Physician Assistant (Certified), Master of Public Health

Dr. Wesley Griffitt , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1821002684

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Maya Kaiser , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1861205395

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location May 26, 2020

Registered at 1251 HICKORY ST, MELBOURNE, FL 329013221 (Tel: 3214343420)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 26, 2020

Registered at 3300 S FISKE BLVD, ROCKLEDGE, FL 329554306 (Tel: 3214343420)

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Updated Practice Location March 05, 2019

Registered at 305 N MANGOUSTINE AVE STE 100, SANFORD, FL 327711004 (Tel: 4078337505)

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NPI Profile Active March 30, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 30, 2015

Registered at 200 N MANGOUSTINE AVE, SANFORD, FL 327711017 (Tel: 4078337505)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 30, 2015

Registered at 200 N MANGOUSTINE AVE, SANFORD, FL 327711017 (Tel: 4078337505)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 30, 2015

Recorded as RAFAEL ALLENDE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 30, 2015

Neurological Surgery (License #100428 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 25, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1851347678

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 25, 2006

Last Update: May 08, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3300 S Fiske Blvd

Rockledge, FL 329554306

Phone: 3214343420

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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